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8
Death Rate.
The number of deaths registered in the district during
the year 1908 was 289, as compared with 313 for the year
1907.
This gives a gross death-rate of 7.31 per 1,000, as compared
with 8.36 per 1,000 for last year; the death-rate for
England and Wales being 14.7.
From this 289 deaths six must be deducted as occurring
amongst those persons dying in the various institutions in the
district, but not residents of this district, and 56 deaths must
be added of Finchley residents dying outside the district. This
gives a nett or corrected death-rate of 8.58, as compared with
9.83 for last year.
To arrive at a proper estimate of the death-rate of the
district, in order to compare with other districts, it is desirable,
as far as possible, to make allowance for age and sex
distribution. This is obtained by multiplying the net deathrate
by the factor for correction, which, in the case of Finchley,
is 1.05, which gives a death-rate of 8.9, as compared with
10.32 for last year.
From the above figures it will be seen that the death-rate
is lower than last year, and is, in fact, the lowest ever recorded.

On comparing Table A with the corresponding
table of last year it will be seen that there are fewer
deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough. The deaths